SpiritWorks Herb Farm 

Who We Are and Our Gardening Philosophy and Other Interests

 

Lindy Dewey, Program Director and Wellness Coordinator, is the mother of three grown sons and a seasoned healing arts practitioner with craniosacral and polarity therapies who relocated to NW Montana from Vermont in 2008.  She enjoys vibrant health and the year round outdoor recreational opportunities that are boundless next to and in the Crown Jewel of Glacier National Park.

 

SpiritWorks farming practices embrace the philosophies of organic farming, crop diversity, companion planting, permaculture concepts, soil health, sustainability, wildcrafting, learning from research and observation, listening to nature and to each other.

 

Our organic agricultural practices incorporate companion planting, raised beds, intensive wide row planting and design with function and beauty. Lindy feels a bit like an artist using plants for paints and the land as her canvas. Sounds corny, but a visit here reveals the truth of this.

 

Lindy gardened most of her life in Northern New England, in the foothills of the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Green Mountains of Vermont, and enjoys researching and experimenting with what grows well here in Montana and incorporating newly learned permaculture concepts.  Can you believe she is growing artichokes and peaches in NW Montana with great success? This surprised her.

 

The farm's production focus is medicinal foods and herbs, food for those working on site to consume, and food to put by for the winter. Our long term goal includes creating a significant harvest of medicinal foods, herbs and value added herb products that we sell wholesale, at the onsite farm apothecary store and at local farmer's markets. 

 

There is a healing sanctuary on site and exposure to a wide spectrum of healing arts and touch therapies are available to those interested when time allows. Lindy teaches and offers health building resources that will stretch and expand your wellness and vitality.  A link to her healing arts practice can be found at www.spiritworks.us.

 

We hike, camp, bike, raft whenever we can as this area is inexhaustibly beautiful.

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Lindy's eldest son, Arthur, who has Down Syndrome, lives here and works with everyone in the gardens. Arthur loves to shoot hoops, hike, ski, raft, camp, and ride bikes. Though at first hard to understand, most find him totally delightful due to his great smile and engaging sense of humor.  

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Lindy's second son, Dr. Samuel Madeira is a Naturopathic Doctor and Clinical Herbalist practicing in our clinic and teaching wellness and herb classes.  His clinic is called Apollo Health Clinic and information can be found here.   When not working Sam enjoys skiing, hiking, writing, and traveling. 

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Jake, our farm dog, is Arthur's buddy and welcomes all who come here.

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